Hwang Ji-man
Personal information
Birth name	황지만
Country	South Korea
Born	(1984-07-08) 8 July 1984 (age 39) Miryang, South Korea
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Handedness	Right
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	11 (MD) (25 September 2008)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  South Korea Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Men's doubles Sudirman Cup 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team 2007 Glasgow Mixed team Thomas Cup 2008 Jakarta Men's team Asian Games 2006 Doha Men's team Asian Championships 2010 New Delhi Men's doubles 2009 Suwon Men's doubles 2008 Johor Bahru Men's doubles 2006 Johor Bahru Men's doubles World Junior Championships 2002 Pretoria Mixed team 2000 Guangzhou Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2001 Taipei Boys' doubles 2002 Kuala Lumpur Boys' team 2001 Taipei Mixed doubles 2002 Kuala Lumpur Boys' singles 2001 Taipei Boys' team
BWF profile

Hwang Ji-man (Korean: 황지만; Korean pronunciation: [hwaŋ.dʑi.man]; born 8 July 1984) is a badminton player from South Korea.^[1][2]

Career

Hwang started playing badminton when he was in Miryang elementary school, and when he was 17, Hwang was chosen to represent the National Junior team.^[3] Hwang played at the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Lee Jae-jin. They were seeded 10 and were defeated in the third round by Candra Wijaya and Tony Gunawan, 21–17, 21–16.

In Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, Hwang and his partner Lee won their first bronze medal after upsetting Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah in the first round, Tadashi Ohtsuka/Keita Masuda in the quarter-final, but defeated by Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng of China in the semifinal. Nevertheless, in the bronze medal match, Hwang and Lee subdued Danish Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Lee Jae-jin	Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen	13–21, 21–18, 21–17	Bronze

Asia Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Siri Fort Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India	Han Sang-hoon	Chen Hung-ling Lin Yu-lang	18–21, 21–12, 18–21	Bronze
2009	Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea	Han Sang-hoon	Ko Sung-hyun Yoo Yeon-seong	21–19, 15–21, 16–21	Bronze
2008	Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia	Lee Jae-jin	Candra Wijaya Nova Widianto	15–21, 21–19, 17–21	Bronze
2006	Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia	Jung Tae-keuk	Hoon Thien How Tan Boon Heong	19–21, 18–21	Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Hendra Wijaya	15–6, 10–15, 11–15	Bronze

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan	Lee Jae-jin	Adisak Wiriyapadungpong Songphon Anugritayawon	17–15, 15–1	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan	Bae Seung-hee	Lee Jae-jin Hwang Yu-mi	7–15, 12–15	Silver

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	All England Open	Han Sang-hoon	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	17–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2008	All England Open	Lee Jae-jin	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	22–20, 19–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2007	Korea Open	Lee Jae-jin	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	16–21, 15–21	Runner-up

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	German Open	Lee Jae-jin	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	21–13, 21–19	Winner
2007	Thailand Open	Lee Jae-jin	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	21–19, 19–21, 21–9	Winner
2007	German Open	Lee Jae-jin	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	21–18, 22–20	Winner
2006	Korea Open	Lee Jae-jin	Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya	18–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2006	Thailand Open	Lee Jae-jin	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	Walkover	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	U.S. Open	Lee Eun-woo	Tony Gunawan Eti Gunawan	5–15, 9–15	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Vietnam Satellite	Han Sang-hoon	Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Gan Teik Chai	15–4, 14–17, 4–15	Runner-up
2005	Thailand Satellite	Han Sang-hoon	Jeon Jun-bum Kim Dae-sung	15–6, 15–12	Winner
2004	Vietnam Satellite	Jung Jae-sung	Rian Sukmawan Yoga Ukikasah	15–17, 7–15	Runner-up
2003	Canada International	Jung Hoon-min	Keith Chan William Milroy	17–15, 15–7	Winner
2003	Norwegian International	Lee Jae-jin	David Lindley Kristian Roebuck	15–10, 15–2	Winner
2003	Hungarian International	Lee Jae-jin	Jeon Jun-bum Yoo Yeon-seong	15–12, 15–12	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Korean International	Hwang Yu-mi	Lee Jae-jin Kim Jin-ock	21–15, 21–14	Winner
2005	Vietnam Satellite	Oh Seul-ki	Jeon Jun-bum Ha Jung-eun	7–15, 15–6, 15–12	Winner
2003	Canada International	Lee Eun-woo	Mike Beres Jody Patrick	17–15, 15–7	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament